Read Psalm 121
- Pray before
- Read Psalm 121
- And read it again and again
- Meditate on it
Psalms 121
1 I lift up my eyes to the hills.
From where does my help come?
2 My help comes from the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
3 He will not let your foot be moved;
he who keeps you will not slumber.
4 Behold, he who keeps Israel
will neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is your keeper;
the Lord is your shade on your right hand.
6 The sun shall not strike you by day,
nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord will keep you from all evil;
he will keep your life.
8 The Lord will keep
your going out and your coming in
from this time forth and forevermore.
- My Help
- Creator
- Not be Moved
- Not Slumber
- Keeper
- Shade
- From all Evil
- Going out
- Coming in
- Forevermore
This is what I see when I read this Psalm.
He is my help. In everything, I shall turn to Him only – “I will lift up my eyes to the hills” says to me that it requires my participation in choosing to accept his help.
He is great, the creator of everything. This line makes sure to specify who this God is. He is the one who created the heavens and earth.
He will keep me from moving – he can keep me from shaking or falling.
He is always alert; he never sleeps – His eyes are always on me. He is constantly able to help me.
He will keep me – I can be assured that he is my keeper. He is my constant hedge of protection.
He is my shade. He is my protection from all evil.
He keeps me in my going out and coming in.
Now and forevermore.
This is a beautiful Psalm to sit with and meditate on the meaning of what God can be for us.
The more you read it, the more it sinks in.
The more you read it, the more you realise just how awesome this God is to us.
3 thoughts on “Read Psalm 121”
Indeed a reminder of who God is to me and Us ❤️ timely reminder 🙏
Thank you Vani for this exhortation!
This is a psalm that has been a blessing for most of my years.
Probably every time I read or make mention of this Psalm I imagine the Psalmist standing before a mountain and looking up at it. I imagine war strategy and the saying that he who holds the high ground, holds the advantage. The high ground; a vantage point, from which everything below is clearly visible. Descent is much easier than ascent. So the Psalmist likens this to God. Thank for this reminder Vani.